Joy Green

Background

I mostly work on Futures projects: scenarios, visions, horizon scanning.

I’ve been at Forum since 2007 - I came to work here because I believe that many futures are possible, some of which are sustainable and which we need to visualize urgently.

My career has been pretty varied to date as I’m interested in many things; highlights include being a divemaster, being a lightning machine operator, and working for solarcentury when it was a startup. I’ve always been interested in sustainability and development, as I grew up in Kenya where these issues have a direct impact on people’s lives. My grandmother still lives off-grid in rural Kenya and uses rainwater collection rather than running water - and doesn’t understand why anyone would want to live in the city! Our lifestyles and personal impacts are worlds apart and separated by the 20th century; the 21st century needs to find a way to reconcile them.

My dream project? Anything that meshes systems thinking with futures thinking, on a grand scale - the future(s) of the world basically….

What floats my boat outside work? Diving, gardening, chicken-wrangling with my son (under 2 and already an expert!)